Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Latest News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has secured a significant legal victory against Thames Valley Police, but the High Court ruling does not end the criminal investigation linked to his alleged dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. The court found that the warrants used to search properties connected to the former prince were obtained under the wrong legal provision.
The ruling by Mr Justice Hilliard on Thursday, October 8, came after Mountbatten-Windsor challenged the legality of the searches carried out at properties linked to him in Sandringham and Windsor. Thames Valley Police accepted that the wrong statutory route had been used to obtain the warrants, leading the court to quash them.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Latest News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Wins High Court Challenge Against Police Warrants
The legal dispute centres on search warrants issued by the Central Criminal Court on February 18. Officers used the warrants to search properties associated with Mountbatten-Windsor as part of an investigation into allegations that he shared confidential information with Epstein while working as the UK’s trade envoy.
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The High Court found that the warrants did not meet the legal requirements under the section of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 used by police Thames Valley Police conceded the error, and Hilliard subsequently ruled that the warrants were unlawful.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Latest News: Why Were the Search Warrants Ruled Unlawful?
The case focused on whether police had used the correct part of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 when seeking permission to search the properties. Hilliard found that Section 8 was not the appropriate provision because the warrant applications anticipated that officers could encounter legally privileged documents and other material subject to special protections.
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